CVE-2020-25623
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker...
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
CVE-2020-25623- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
CVE-2020-25623- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18300 No score
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
EUVD-2020-18300- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm5m-7wr8-cvwh No score
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker...
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
GHSA-xm5m-7wr8-cvwh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
CVE-2020-25623- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-25623
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25623- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-25623
Erlang/OTP 22.3.x before 22.3.4.6 and 23.x before 23.1 allows Directory Traversal. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to read arbitrary files, if httpd in the inets application is used.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25623- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10740-1 No score
erlang-24.0.5-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the erlang-24.0.5-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10740-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15740-1 No score
erlang27-27.1.3-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the erlang27-27.1.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15740-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
erlangDebian:12 |
before 1:23.1+dfsg-1 | 1:23.1+dfsg-1 |
erlangDebian:13 |
before 1:23.1+dfsg-1 | 1:23.1+dfsg-1 |
erlangDebian:14 |
before 1:23.1+dfsg-1 | 1:23.1+dfsg-1 |
erlangopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 24.0.5-2.1 | 24.0.5-2.1 |
erlang27openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 27.1.3-1.1 | 27.1.3-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-25623 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Erlang Erlang\/otp, published October 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.15%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in erlang 1:23.1+dfsg-1.